….The Red Wings rejoined the Eastern Conference after the 2012 lockout. Since then the Canadiens have played them 17 times and hold an 11-4-2 record.. At Detroit they are 5-4-0 over that stretch

….Alex Galchenyuk led Canadiens scorers vs. Detroit with 2 goals, 2 assists in five games last season. Both goals were overtime game winners. Andrew Shaw had a goal and 2 assists in 5 games.

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About the Canadiens –

….The Canadiens enter this game one point behind Boston for the third and final playoff berth in the Atlantic Division. Boston holds three games in hand. They are tied with Detroit at 25 points. Detroit has a game in hand.

….The Canadiens are looking for their fourth consecutive win for the first time this season.

….A win would bring the Canadiens up to the .500 mark for the first time since before the second game of the season.

….The Canadiens have earned 7 of a possible eight points over the last four games after losing three games in a row.

….Over the last five games without Shea Weber in the lineup, the Canadiens defense has allowed seven goals. Their record over that stretch is 3-1-1.

….This game completes the 5th of 14 back-to-back games on the Canadiens schedule. They are looking to complete a sweep of the two games for the second time. They have been swept in both games three times. In second games they are 1-2-1 and have been outscored 10-5.

….The Canadiens have been outscored by opponents in every period this season. In the third period the margin is eleven (28-17). In the first it is 28-22 and the second 23-20.

….One line that has remained largely intact through the first 26 games is Hudon/Plekanec/Gallagher. And for good reason. The line has a 56.55 Corsi rating. Per 60 minutes they produce 34.9 scoring chances while allowing 21.94 against.

….Six players have drawn regular fourth line minutes this season including Jacob de la Rose,Byron Froese,Mike McCarron,Torrey Mitchell,Nickolas Deslauriers and Ales Hemsky. Total production among the six in 59 combined games is 0 goals, 0 assists.

….Carey Price has stopped 100 of 102 shots in the three games since he returned from the injury the sidelined him for ten games.

….In his last three starts, Price has lowered his season’s goals against average from 3.77 to 3.08 while raising his save percentage from .877 to .902.

….Price has lost his last five starts on the road – 0-5-0 with a 4.91GAA and .854 save%. His only road win came in the season opener at Buffalo in a shootout. Overall on the road he is 1-5-1 with a 4.28GAA and .889save%.

….Price has given up four goals or more in his six starts on the road.

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About the Red Wings –

….The Red Wings are winless in their last five games – 0-2-3.

….Detroit ranks 23rd in the league in offence and 14th in defence. On average they have been outscored 2.92 to 2.72 by their opponents.

….Detroit is in the middle of a stretch of 13 of 18 games at home.

….Red Wings special teams have been strong this season. Their power play ranks 8th while their penalty killing is 4th in the league.

….Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg has not scored a goal in 18 games, the longest drought of his career. He has 7 assists in that stretch. Zetterberg started the season with four goals and 5 assists in the season’s first eight games.

….Longueuil native Anthony Mantha has three goals in six career games vs. the Canadiens. Mantha is the Wings leading goalscorer with 11 and second on the team in points with 20.